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April 10, 2013

cuties

since i was a kid myself, i’ve been helping out with the sunday school at the various churches and camps i’ve attended. a few people from my outreach team helped with the kids group at calvary chapel whangerai (mad props to christina and kate for planning a lesson five minutes before service started) and i was lucky enough to be on picture duty for my schools website and i couldn’t help but share some of the pictures here. i love kids to begin with but i can think of few things cuter than these darling kids with their adorable new zealand accents. gets me everytime.

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April 8, 2013

dinner party

our last night in whangerai, the family whose house we were staying at prepared a homegrown feast for our group. it reminded me of a kinfolk dinner party complete with great food, great company and a beautiful setting. our host prepared a lamb raised on their farm (i’m a vegetarian so i didn’t eat it but i could still appreciate the work that went into it) and lots of fresh vegetables from their garden (the purple potatoes were my favorite). we ate out on their porch and it was such a beautiful and perfect night. someday, i dream of having a farm so i can host magical dinner parties like this.

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April 3, 2013

color my life

the main reason we went to whangerai for outreach was to help paint a building in the local community center. i have never painted before but it was such a blast. we painted every side of the outside of the building a different color (my favorite was, of course, the yellow) and we painted the inside white with a blue ceiling. it was great team building (i was blessed with the best, most hilarious team ever) and even when it got hot and tedious, there is nothing blasting mamma mia and a few laughs couldn’t fix. i sure do love these people.

these belle and sabastion lyrics just seemed fitting. the painting was anything but chaos and trouble

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April 1, 2013

happy easter everyone!

this is my first easter away from home but i’m in good hands spending my weekend in hawkes bay at the best friend kate’s house. while i am missing my mom’s amazing cooking and the fun we have at home, i’m looking forward to making some new easter traditions. hope you have a great day celebrating christ’s resurrection! now excuse me while i go finish my peeps my mom sent from home.

//photo via pinterest//

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March 30, 2013

russell beach

a few more pictures from russell and the beach
first post here

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March 28, 2013

russell

russell is a cute little wharf town a ferry ride across from the waitangi treaty grounds. i swear this town felt straight out of a nicholas sparks movie. it was so quaint and perfect. from eating oysters on the dock while watching a wedding procession to wandering the cute streets, it was such a sweet day spent with some of my favorite people. and if i ever come back to new zealand, russell will be the first place i want to go.

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